Baby powder is a good thing. Also try wearing a tank top or t-shirt of a light, breathable material underneath your binder (bonus points if you can find something that wicks away sweat, but a light cotton one works pretty well too.)

Baby powder is a good thing. Also try wearing a tank top or t-shirt of a light, breathable material underneath your binder (bonus points if you can find something that wicks away sweat, but a light cotton one works pretty well too.)

I'm going to Brasil in August, so I was wondering what kind of materials can wick away sweat? I hate feeling sticky and gross, plus I don't need to add any more acne :p
Also, what would baby powder do?

If you're comfortable with it, I'd like to suggest using a well-made sportsbra? My boyfriend uses one daily and it works nearly as well as a binder, but he says it's much easier to deal with. Breathing is much easier and its much cooler.

If you're comfortable with it, I'd like to suggest using a well-made sportsbra? My boyfriend uses one daily and it works nearly as well as a binder, but he says it's much easier to deal with. Breathing is much easier and its much cooler.

This is what I've been doing. I live in Texas and am so scared to wear a binder in the summer time!

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10/08/2013

Darner Vosque

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Billie Bones

This is what I've been doing. I live in Texas and am so scared to wear a binder in the summer time!

I live in Texas, too. My summertime binding actually landed me in the emergency room.

Sports bras are definitely less hot, but they also aren't binders and don't work nearly as well for a lot of people. Staying hydrated, staying indoors as much as possible, keeping physical activity to a minimum, and trying to give yourself breaks throughout the day are my best suggestions.

Baby powder is a good thing. Also try wearing a tank top or t-shirt of a light, breathable material underneath your binder (bonus points if you can find something that wicks away sweat, but a light cotton one works pretty well too.)

what does the baby powder do? Does it absorb the sweat?

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03/10/2014

taii

Try to use a well made sports bra, keep hydrated with lots of water and try to stay indoors. It's very easy to overheat while wearing a binder and a shirt, so if you have to go outside bring water with you and try to stay in the shade or have a place you can go to with ac. It might also be a good idea to head to a local beach or pond to cool off, set up a sprinkler or hose, or take a cool shower.

Baby powder is a good thing. Also try wearing a tank top or t-shirt of a light, breathable material underneath your binder (bonus points if you can find something that wicks away sweat, but a light cotton one works pretty well too.)

This is a good idea, wearing something like that under a binder really helps the binder to last longer, too. Nothing's as much of a bummer like going through more binders than necessary during the summer because you keep sweating in them and ruining them.

Looser clothing in light colors (that's light/loose enough to layer if you'd like) , baby powder, and wearing a light breathable undershirt under your binder, ( I try to look for cheap - light weight sweat resistant tanks/shirts at sports stores) but light cotton works pretty decent pretty much the only way I survived last years heat wave

I hated binding in the summer time but there was no way I could avoid it.

Honestly wearing a triple-layer binder was more risk of overheating and much more sweaty than ace bandages... while those are generally considered 'unsafe' I will admit that I never had a problem with them beyond them leaving lines on my skin like when you sleep with your face on a wrinkle in a pillowcase.

If you've done it before and your particular body doesn't have an issue, that will reduce the amount of layers and coverage needed and reduce the risk of you overheating if your choice of binders is particularly thick and ill-suited to summertime.

Durning the summer I wear the grey plain shirts you buy in a pack. Work well keeping me cool & still feel good in my binder. Also a white binder makes a huge difference compared to a black one. Black binders absorb the heat. If you have the money Lush sells a powdered deodorant that works wonders as well.